Weather Summary From Ames Central Station July 26 1890
The Intelligencer reports a week of below normal temperatures with below average sunshine and scattered copious rainfall in western Iowa counties. Central Station recorded rainfall of 0.46 inches while drought in harsher areas lessened crop potential by about 10 percent. Harvest of small grain nears completion with oats and wheat yields fair to good in southern counties amid rust in some areas.
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Central Station
Dus Mornzs
Iowa
Decatur
Union
Adams
Audubon
Shelby
Mills
Greene
Clay
Hamilton
Carroll
Wright
Pottawattamie
Monona
Sac
Buena Vista
Fayette
Des Moines
The Gate City Adopts New Dress For Front Porch Glory
The Gate City newspapers boasts a refreshed appearance claiming to be one of the prettiest papers in the state. The paper notes its prosperity as a sign of deserved appreciation.
Record of a congressman's official acts disputed locally
Wright County Monitor notes that a congressman's public record draws discussion as rivals try to unseat him not for policy but for office allocations and adherence to all recommendations. The item frames the conflict as a local political dispute over appointments and treatment.
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Wright County Monitor
Congress urged to pass mail lottery ban bill
The article argues Congress should pass a bill prohibiting lottery lists circulars drafts and tickets from being mailed to settle the issue quickly. It states this is the proper action and hopes it will be completed before adjournment.
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Congress
Munchrath pardon petition does not erase murder verdict
The passage reports on a gang led by Munchrath that attacked and killed Rev. George K. Haddock after leaving a saloon. It notes the group’s murderous intent and argues the petition signatures don’t cleanse Gov. Boies' record, per Cedar Rapids Republican.
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Munchrath
George K. Haddock
Boies
Ceder Rapids
Senator West and Indian denominational schools debate
The writer questions Senator Wests push for denominational Indian education asking what a bill to split Missouri by religion would mean. They doubt any system could outdo the current government schools for Indians and argue about the desirability of varying faiths among Sioux Nez Perces and California Indians.
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Senator West
Congress
Southern
Missouri
Nez Perces
Senate
West
Original Package Must Go Proposes Prohibition Victory
W H Gallup of the Perry Chief attacks original saloons amid passage of a senate bill with amendments by 176 to 38. The measure heads to the senate for concurrence and then to the President for signature, promising an end to saloons and a return to quiet nights in Iowa.
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W. H. Gallup
Perry
Congress
Senate
Iowa
Iowa Girl Runs From Home To Avoid Piano Practice
A Georgia paper cites a tale from the Atlanta Constitution claiming an Iowa girl fled home to escape music practice, preferring housework. The Iowa reaction denies the myth, noting girls work and still find time for music, and praising Iowa girls.
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Iowa
Georgia
Atlanta Constitution
South
Central American War Rumors Stir Arbitration Hopes
The article debates peace on the American continent while reporting possible San Salvador advances against Guatemala and Nicaragua involvement. It mentions General Ezeta challenging President Barillas and a pro war proclamation amid questions of a long and bloody conflict.
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Pan American Congress
Central America
Argentine Republic
San Salvador
Guatemala
Nicaragua
Ezeta
Salvador
Barillas
Washington Letter From Our Regular Correspondent
Washington, July 21, 1890. Secretary Blaine withholds Behring Sea papers from the senate to fuse Blaine’s latest dispatch to Lord Salisbury. The senate will likely receive the full correspondence this week. The National Soldiers Homes board is named with six members. The Senate committee on elections hints at the federal election bill fate, while tariffs and irrigation plans are debated. The house passes the Original Package bill and a national bankrupt law, with apportionment changes eyed for the next Congress.
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Washington, D. C
Blaine
State Department
Great Britain
Senate
Lord Salisbury
James G. Blaine
England
National Soldiers Homes
E.N. Morrill
Kansas
J. F. Hartrauft
L. B. Gunckel
Ohio
L. A. Alarrs
Franklin
Connecticut
J. W. Hyde
Maine
J. C. Black
Ilinois
Yoder
Plumb
House
Republican Caucus Committee
Pierce
United States
House of Representatives
South
New England
Northwest
Fortune Divides Lovers in Wall Street Tale
In a Wall Street office scene, Charley Ashton learns Miss Temple has inherited a fortune rumored at 500000 while Ned Farnham faces heartbreak. Ashton pursues Temple while Farnham wrestles with betrayal and social pressure, and Amy Temple reveals the true extent of her wealth.
Radiant Love and Labor Across Seasons in a Poem
Poem contrasts harsh labor and winter winds with sunset glory and hopeful love. It likens a ship battling northern seas to finding haven after toil and foresees love’s message upon cold lips. Attributed to Thomas S. Collier in the Springfield Massachusetts Republican.
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Thomas S. Collier
Springfield
Mass
Heiress Brings Union of Ned and Anna Temple
A tale of Ned and Anna Temple unfolds as Ned learns he cannot marry a poorer woman. Anna, an heiress, accepts Ned after her guardian reveals a plan to secure her fortune. Mr Smith, Anna’s uncle, confirms Ned’s engagement and secures a future as a partner in the trust, while a hidden will confirms Anna as rightful heir.
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Ashton
Farnham
Iig
Charle
Anna
Turkey
Ned
Mr. Smith
Australia
Anna Thompson Temple
Boston Globe
A Brooklyn Writer Obsesses Over Birds At Home
A profile of Mrs. Olive Thorne Miller, a Brooklyn author famed for Bird Ways and In Nesting Time. She studies birds indoors, with a room full of trained pets, recording observations for blank notebooks labeled by each bird, contributing to leading magazines.
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Brooklyn
Olive Thorne Miller
Mrs. Miller
Thoreau
John Burroughs
Alyly
Topeke
Kan
Capital
Birmingham youth gains magnifying eyesight after eye inflammation
A Birmingham lad known as the living microscope develops extraordinary vision after a severe eye inflammation. Doctors report structural eye changes and cornea enlargement enabling him to see minute objects clearly, while he now avoids water per safety concerns and drinks tea coffee and boiled milk.
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Birmingham
Eng
Demorest
Six Shillings For Fowls Sparks A Witty Exchange
An Irish peddler questions a famous fowl merchant about the price of two birds. The poulterer quotes six shillings and the Irishman quips that in his country they cost sixpence each. He explains he has no sixpences to pay.
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Pat
Notable Eccentricities and Elder Statesmen Across the World
A survey of public figures and vivid anecdotes: Mrs. Virginia Farragut receives a $2000 yearly pension, Rev. Lyman Abbott praises Rev. Phillips Brooks, and a New York banquet reveals negro waiters’ unfamiliarity with Garrison. John Stephenson, 80, still guides his streetcar empire. The Duke of Northumberland, 81, owns 200000 acres and a large rent roll. Folkers the Portland shoemaker boasts 20000 miles yearly travel without fare. Juliet Carson chairs Rutgers Female College cooking. Cyrus W. Field wears two watches for different purposes. Mrs. Prodgers’ London death recalls Dickensian cads. A Mayfield miner’s accident leaves him bedbound for 35 years with devoted adopted son. A Menlo Park donor sends six dollars monthly for two decades. An aged Dalton resident claims 160 years and wartime memory of Georgia’s oldest man. Judge Kimmell drafts a bare, no-inventory will, sparing heirs.
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Virginia L. Farragut
Admiral Farragut
Lyman Abbott
Phillips Brooks
America
New York City
William Lloyd Garrison
John Stephenson
New York
Duke of Northumberland
England
Folkers
Portland
Juliet Carson
Rutger
Cyrus W. Field
Prodgers
Dickens
London
Mayfield
Cal
Jose Ignacia Aureque
Menlo Park
Dalton
Election Barksdale
Darky
Georgia
F. M. Kimmell
Chambersburg
Franklin County
P. Jane Kimmell
Woolly West quips and how the nagging tagline pops up
A collage of light humor from vintage magazines and newspapers features jokes about real estate schemes in the Woolly West, the Niagara Falls stunt, soap opera publicity, pineapples from Maine, comical train schedules, and census humor, all voiced in period voices with playful regional accents.
Inventions Ignite Kitchen Tricks and Egg Boiling Methods
A New York Tribune piece notes the rush of patents on coffee pots and egg boiling devices. A store head cites many egg and coffee cranks and a wall hour glass that signals egg doneness, reflecting widespread kitchen tinkering and varied methods.
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America
N. Y. Tribune
Nation News Digest of Disasters and Debates
Reports describe a Savannah boardinghouse explosion that killed three and injured several, a deadly South Lawrence cyclone with fifteen dead, Kansas real estate bust impact, and Senate debate on denominational schooling. A Paris cholera case at Jenet hospital is noted as genuine Asiatic cholera. The House committee advances a lottery prohibition substitute bill barring circulars tickets and lottery-related drafts from mail delivery.
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Kate Field
Kansas
Savannah
Georgia
South Lawrence
Massachusetts
Paris
Hlaillant
Jenet Hospital
Phy
House St
House
Uncle Sam Medicines Sold by All Druggists
Uncle Sam's Condition Powder and Uncle Sam's Nerve and Bone Liniment are advertised as two great medicines sold by all druggists.
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Uncle Sam
Iowa Central Route Promotes Northwest Travel
Travelers bound for Minnesota Montana the Dakotas Washington Oregon and the Puget Sound area are urged to use the Iowa Central Route for lowest fares quickest service and through baggage to destination. The line offers day light through trains to St Paul with new coaches and palace cars and provides time cards and rates from agents including A F Banks Marshalltown IA and Tuos P Barry AGP A.
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Minnesota
Montana
Manitoba
Dakotas
Washington
Oregon
Puget Sound
Iowa Central
St. Paul
Northwest
Ward McAllister Suffers Eye Strain Writing Society Book
The note says Mr Ward McAllister injures his eyesight while writing a book about American society. It adds that strain on the eyes is preferable to strain on the mind, underscoring the effort behind his literary work.
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Ward McAllister
James Blaine Not Shown Losing Mental Edge
The Chicago Journal notes no immediate danger to James G. Blaine's intellectual faculties and suggests evidence to support this view through Salisbury.
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James G. Blaine
Salisbury
Chicago Journal
Ayer's Cathartic Pills Endorsed by Leading Physicians
Doctors praise Ayer's Cathartic Pills for their vegetable composition free from calomel and harmful drugs. The preparation prompts thorough action while stimulating and strengthening the bowels and secretory organs.
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Ayer
Bessie and Charlie Questioned Last Night
Jessie reports observing close proximity between Bessie and Charlie, noting the two were near each other throughout the night. The exact context or subject of the questioning remains unclear from the fragment.
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Bessie
Charlie
Jessie
New Railroad Towns on Sioux Falls and Onawa Lines
On the Illinois Central branches in Northwestern Iowa new towns are arising in rich corn country. The Cherokee Western Town Lot and Land Co. owns many town sites and offers pamphlets titled Homes for Everybody. For rates and pamphlet copies contact J. F. Merry in Manchester Iowa.
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Sioux Falls
Onawa
Illinois Central Railroad
Iowa
Cherokee Western Town
Lot and Land Co
Cherokee
Manchester
J. F. Merry
Ag’t
Excursion Tickets Offered by Chicago & North Western
The Chicago and North-Western Railway Co. sells round trip excursion tickets to Chicago August 2 through 6, with return validity August 7 through 11. One fare for the round trip plus $1 for an admission coupon to Grand Military Drills. Tickets from railway agents.
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Chicago & North-Western Railway Co
Chicago
C. & N.W. Railway Co
Energy And Fame Through Hard Work And Reading
A historical essay argues that persistent study and reading build character and success. It cites Walter Scott Napoleon Livingstone and Thackeray as examples and urges determination and discipline. It notes time is more than money, fueling self improvement and culture.
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London
Walter Scott
John Britton
Napoleon
Livingstone
Horace
Thackeray
Olive Logan elected to Authors Society in honor
The article notes Olive Logan, a pioneer among newspaper women, elected as a member of the Incorporated Society of Authors with Lord Tennyson as president and Walter Be sant as secretary. It also includes a testimonial about Ayer s Sarsaparilla from Jesse M. Boggs of Holman s Mills North Carolina, and mentions a large photograph donated to Albany by the Manning family, plus a brief domestic scene of a girl who was whipped by her mother on Cass avenue.
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Olive Logan
Incorporated Society of Authors
Lord Tennyson
Walter Besant
Ayer
Jesse M. Boggs
Holman’s
Daniel Manning
City of
Albany
Treasury
Washing
Supervising Architect’s Bureau
Cass Avenue
Excursion Tickets Offered For Guards and Knights Encampments
The C N W Railway plans half fare excursion tickets for the Iowa National Guards Encampment at Cedar Rapids Des Moines and Spirit Lake and for the State Encampment of Knights Templar at Spirit Lake. Tickets and dates of sale from agents. Also promotes Chamberlain's Cholera Diarrhoea Remedy with 25 and 50 cent bottles available from Westerman Arnold and L M Bosworth.
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Chicago & North-Western Railway
Iowa National Guards
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Spirit Lake
Knights Templar
Chamberlain
Westerman & Arnold
L. M. Bosworth
Bird Drinking Liquor Delays Debate on Bill
A report states a bird drinking liquor disrupted a legislative session as officials debated the bill, drawing laughter and a pause in proceedings. No further details on the bill or location are provided in readable text.
Shilohs Cure and patent remedies advertised in 19th century
An assortment of patent medicine ads and quack cures flood the page. Claims promise cough cures, blood purifiers, catarrh remedies, a vitality tonic, and horse racing satire, naming Westerman and Arnold among advertisers. Includes prices and free nasal injector offers.
Electric Bitters touted by doctors and customers
A legal opinion from E Bainbridge Munday, Texas attorney, praises Electric Bitters for malaria fever and jaundice cures. A Kentucky horse care professional and others endorse the remedy as lifesaving and unmatched. Price 50 cents and 1 dollar at drug stores. A humorous Potts couple anecdote follows.
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E. Bainbridge Munday
Y Clay Co
Texas
Wilcoxson
Horse Care
New Discovery Promise for Coughs and Colds
The article touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a trusted remedy for coughs colds and chest ailments with a money back guarantee and free trial bottles. It also notes the engagement of Jeanne Hugo to Leon Daudet confirming a literary family alliance.
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Dr. King
Jeanne Hugo
Victor Hugo
Leon Daudet
Alphonse Daudet
Hall's Hair Renewer Promises Youthful Appearance
An advertisement extols Hall's Hair Renewer as a remedy to gray hair and aging while noting grumbling about hot weather as an unlikely burden compared to heat itself.
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Hall
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Aston
Anna Temple
Philharmonic
Nan
Melbourne
Charles Ashton
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Sherman, Williams & Co
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P. Barry
A.G
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Jaques
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Samoa
von Moltke
Dan Rice
Victoria
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Mrs. Potts
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Lalla Rookh Pattern Co
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Louis
Geo. E. Baker
Hampden
Elgin
Waltham
Mes. Bradley
J Geo. E. Baker
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